Fishing for social realities—Challenges to sustainable fisheries management in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve

Marine biodiversity at the end of the world: Cape Horn and Diego Ramírez islands

“…The indigenous Yaghan people, noted by Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle [ 32 ], were hunters and gatherers who settled the region ~ 10,000 years ago, and represent the world’s southernmost ethnic group [ 33 – 35 ]. Today only 2,200 people live in the Magellan region, most of them in Puerto Williams, which is located on Navarino Island in the Beagle Channel and is the southernmost town in the world [ 36 ]. The Patagonian toothfish ( Dissostichus eleginoides ) and southern hake ( Merluccius australis ) fisheries were once important to the economy of the region, but severe overfishing in recent years has greatly reduced the catch of these species [ 37 – 38 ].…”

“…The Patagonian toothfish ( Dissostichus eleginoides ) and southern hake ( Merluccius australis ) fisheries were once important to the economy of the region, but severe overfishing in recent years has greatly reduced the catch of these species [ 37 – 38 ]. The southern king crab ( Lithodes santolla ) and false king crab ( Paralomis granulosa ) fisheries are currently the most important economic activities in the region, but large declines have recently been noted for these species as well [ 36 ].…”

Governing nature-based tourism mobility in National Park Torres del Paine, Chilean Southern Patagonia

“…As the state and private actors strive to delimitate and expand protected areas, a range of other activities (including mining, fishing, aquaculture and livestock farming) compete to access, use, and control resources and spaces in Patagonia (Frodeman 2008;Pollack, Berghöfer, and Berghöfer 2008). At the same time, as nature-based tourism has become a core activity in the development of Patagonia, various actors involved in these sectors have turned to develop tourist facilities and experiences connected to protected areas.…”

The effect of leadership and other contextual conditions on the ecological and socio-economic success of small-scale fisheries in Southeast Asia

“…Local leaders can perform a number of crucial CBFM roles (Sutton and Rudd, 2014). Their responsibilities may include: providing energy and decision-making consistency (Gilmour et al, 2013;Hauck and Sowman, 2001;Pomeroy et al, 2003); ensuring stability and accountability (Njaya, 2007;Pollack et al, 2008); creating links with external agents (Bodin and Crona, 2008); creating visions for change (Olsson et al, 2004); identifying policy opportunities (Klooster, 2000;Olsson et al, 2004); and linking solutions to problems (Font and Subirats, 2010). Relative to external actors, local leaders may catalyze CBFM due to their social connections and existing levels of trust that they enjoy within their communities (Bodin and Crona, 2008).…”

“…Resource use was thus relatively predictable and limited pressure was exerted on local stocks. Many cases had only small numbers of resource users but in areas with larger populations, strong institutions (e.g., at Xuan Tu and Stung Hav) (Newman and LeDrew, 2005;Tran et al, 2013) and alternative livelihood strategies (e.g., at San Salvador and Apo Island) could increase resilience to population-driven fishing pressure (Njaya, 2007;Pollack et al, 2008;Russ and Alcala, 1999). Several communities established MPAs through bottom-up community initiatives (e.g., Apo Island and Minanbonan) (Graham, 1998;Russ and Alcala, 1999) and several experienced great ecological success, increasing yields and enhancing marine environments.…”